Urban Design of the Initial Formative period

On the site, the buildings were distributed in two parts, upper and lower halves, separated by an old alluvial channel. The buildings of the upper half were built on the wide terrace next to the Taro Moun tain and those of the lower half, on the irregular terrace extending from the Orqueta Mountain.

In the upper half, the buildings are aligned from north to south and from west to east, around a central space. The Major Public Pyramidal Building with Circular Plaza C1 stands out, as well as public pyramidal buildings A1, B1 and D1. The architectural components of these buildings include the ceremonial hall and the higher rear room, aligned in a central axis, and there are other secondary rooms. On the other hand, the sunken circular plaza of the main building was framed into a quadrangular platform. In the surroundings, there are also smaller ceremonial and residential public buildings: A2-A7, C2C14, D2-D12 and E1-E3, still to be researched.

The lower half of the settlement has been greatly affected by agricultural activities. Minor public buildings have been identified there: F1, F2, F3, F4 and F6, located in a U-shape, around a central space. There are also some isolated buildings on the low terraces. We can also see a cluster of smaller enclosures, possibly residential complexes, in the eastern periphery of this Half, F7-F10.

Era de Pando began to gain pre-eminence in the Supe Valley at the end of the Initial Formative period, towards 2200 BC. Back then, the Public Pyramidal Building of Sector A might have been the most important building. This prestige was maintained until the Early Formative period, judging by the latest architectural remodelling in: the Major Public Pyramidal Building C1 with Sunken Circular Plaza C1 and Buildings F1-F4, before the settlement was definitely abandoned.

Major Public Pyramidal Building with Sunken Circular Plaza C1

Residential Unit C10

Minor Public Building C12

Public Pyramidal Building B1

Public Pyramidal Building A1

Built Space F1

Built Space F4

3D reconstruction of the Era de Pando urban works.

MINOR PUBLIC BUILDING C12

RESIDENTIAL UNIT C10

MAJOR PUBLIC PYRAMIDAL BUILDING WITH SUNKEN CIRCULAR PLAZA C1